+cachenut06 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hey there, i tried to do a search and came up empty today, but i think i have found this topic before, but im not sure whats going on for my computer today, but what kind of items other then a GPS, possibly pda, pen, and trade items do you guys bring along caching. I bring a cell phone, and a camera most times, and i always have a flashlight. What else is recommended for caching.? Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hiking staff of some kind. Great for probing areas that you don't want to stick your hand. Depending on the area and length of hike - bring water and appropriate clothing. Tell someone where you are going. Mark your car so you can get back. A good hat. String or rope - came inhandy several times. Duck tape. Quote Link to comment
+Kit Fox Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) Some items I carry. GPS Trekking Poles Camera Water, Food Rain Poncho Three types of fire starting gear (NATO Matches, Boy Scout "Hot Spark", Magnesium bar) Two sharp knives (one is a razor blade knife with five extra blades, the other has a six inch, fixed blade) Gerber Multi-tool 90 feet of parachute cord Six extra AA batteries Two flashlights (Surefire, and Mini-mag converted to LED) Cell phone Compass First Aid (gauze pads, tape, band-aids, Ibuprofen) Some trade items. Multiple pens A Sharpie marker I'll have to dig through my bag, and see if I forgot something. Edited January 23, 2007 by Kit Fox Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 It all depends on the kind of caches you're going after. For a quickie urban or suburban cache all you really need is your GPS and a few trade items. If it's a cache deeper in the woods it's basically what you would carry for a hike. Here are the contents of my pack for most of my cache hunts. This is for summer. For winter I add a down vest, heavy fleece pullover, wool hat, extra gloves, fleece neck gaiter and a small bivy shelter and I ditch the head net and insect repellent. Quote Link to comment
+wandersfar Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 something I always carry winter or summer is a pair of knee high nylon gaiters.... great in winter to break the wind...or snow great in summer to protect legs against pi, stickers etc. also keeps the weeds out of your boots..... Quote Link to comment
+Gator Man Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I bring most of the above, depanding on the kind of caching day planned, plus an ace bandage, which came in handy about two weeks ago when a 10-year-old managed to roll an ankle. GM Quote Link to comment
+CharlieP Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) When I began geocaching, I went off with my GPS, a sheet of paper with the cache info, a pen and a couple of trade items in my pocket. Now I carry a backpack that would cripple a mule. Pack includes: water, digital camera, small tripod, maps, cell phone, lots of trade items, PDA, compass, extra batteries, multi-tool, cord, matches, flashlight, plastic bags, first aid kit, paper towels, cloth towel, emergency poncho, extra socks and shirt, tape measure, pens and pencils, and sometimes my lunch. But hey, I got into geocaching for the exercise and hauling that pack up a hill IS a LOT of exercise. I also carry my GPS and hiking stick in my hands, and usually wear a hat appropriate for conditions (e.g., red in hunting season). Edited January 23, 2007 by CharlieP Quote Link to comment
+fox-and-the-hound Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Our gear looks very much like Briansnat actually. We tend to go with the just assume you're going to break a leg, get lost or other bad predicament scenario and bring enough to get through it. Even if it's only a half-mile hike you could have serious problems. Just for fun, the next time you hit a short cache run see how far you can get on only one leg and that's probably the easiest predicament to overcome. Quote Link to comment
+MTGeoPirates Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 A couple items we carry other than those already listed are extra pens/pencils to place in the cache if needed and extra ziplock bags to replace the ripped/torn bags that we come across pretty frequently. Just a nice little touch to be able to leave the cache a little better than how you found it. We also keep a fully stocked decon, a magnetic micro and a couple of nanos, just in case we're out and about and decide to place a cache. We usually have the backpack with us anytime we leave town. Quote Link to comment
+Team MayCooper Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Basics: Garmin Vista HP Ipaq HX4700 PDA TAD Gear F.A.S.T. pack Alpha backpack 1 litre Nalgene bottle water 1 or 2 powerbars spare batteries small first aid kit Leki trekking pole compact binoculars cellphone digital camera 10 yards of 7mm cord flashlight(s) (currently Surefire L4, Spiderfire, Petzl E+Lite) Compass microfibre travel towel fisher spacepen bullet Leatherman Charge Ti Emerson mini CQC-7b prescription sunglasses mini bic lighter hot weather: bucket hat sunblock wet weather: waterproof overpants removable hood for my jacket cold weather: gloves beanie I know it's a lot of stuff, but that's my EDC (every day carry). I like to be prepared for most situations... Also I mostly go Geocaching in the evening or very early in the morning (after working the graveyardshift), therefore the number of flashlights. Quote Link to comment
+One of the Texas Vikings Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 (edited) I carry all kinds of things, including: SS wire to fix caches first aid kit CamelBak Pocket PC in Otter Case Garmin Vista Hiking staff baggies sunblock dive knife leatherman tool digital camera mosquito repellant sunglasses extra batteries compass flashlight magnetic rod inspection mirror (expanding rod with mirror on the end) Scripto mechanical pencils/extra pens/Sharpie markers wire cutters, especially when I take the dog, in case she gets into barbed wire. I wear a hunting/fishing vest, this way it distributes the weight. I put the CamelBak in the game pocket of my vest and it keep me cool Guess that is why my daughters tease me by calling me "Indy" Edited January 30, 2007 by One of the Texas Vikings Quote Link to comment
rokclmb Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 As far as geocaching specific, all I carry is my GPSr and the cache print outs. That's about it. I also take along all the stuff I normally carry or keep in my car. Quote Link to comment
+Syndam Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Try HERE for the last thread... Quote Link to comment
+Lucky46 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I carry a lot of the stuff mentioned before. Today I went to the hardware store and got a couple tubes of glue. One for plastics and one for metal. I ran across a cache yesterday that needed repair and logged it and went back today to waterproof it as the top had broken and the owner had beaten me to it. But I'll be prepaired next time. Quote Link to comment
+Arndtwe Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 i carry a pack full of suplies for fixing caches/placing caches/finding caches its pretty handy Quote Link to comment
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